Babies on plane seats during Operation Babylift in April 1975

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This Adoptee Discovered a Trove of Documents in a Nun’s Basement. The Rare Vietnam War Records May Rewrite the Story of Operation Babylift

The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the complicated legacy of their evacuation

Nina Strochlic

Students will have a chance to study the mysterious artifacts in a new course slated to launch in the fall of 2026.

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